Pseudonacaduba aethiops

Pseudonacaduba aethiops, the dark line blue or dark African line blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pseudonacaduba aethiops
Row "d", 8th and 9th images
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Pseudonacaduba
Species:
P. aethiops
Binomial name
Pseudonacaduba aethiops
(Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena aethiops Mabille, 1877
  • Lycaena melania Capronnier, 1889
  • Nacaduba stratola Holland, 1891

Adult males visit damp patches to drink.

The larvae feed on Mundulea species.

References
  1. Pseudonacaduba at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-05.


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